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Joe Louis America's Hero Film Analysis

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Joe Louis America’s Hero… Betrayed by Joe Lavine is a sport/documentary filled with propaganda from beginning to finish. Joe Louis was an African-American born in May 13th of 1914 in Lafayette Alabama. As a black male, his ancestors came from generations of slavery until his great-grandfather. Louis was also eighth child of Munn and Lilly Barrow. Having financial issues Joe had to take on several jobs at a young age to help support his family live. Eventually they moved to Detroit where Louis started working at the River Rouge plant of the Ford Motor Company (Joe Bio). Louis’s grandmother would pay him 25 cents to take violin lessons, until he discovered he enjoyed boxing. Eventually his grandmother understood he enjoyed boxing more and encouraged him to be the best he can. The first scene where propaganda is shown is in Louis’s debut fight where he gets knocked down seven times but he still manages to stand up. This demonstrates how courageous and brave of a fighter Joe Louis rose up to be. Louis fought over 50 times as an amateur and won the golden glove title and found out that he had a lot of confidence in boxing. (film)
Later in the film Louis signed a contract and Jack Johnson was hired to nurture Louis as a boxer. Jack was described as a rich …show more content…

The film maker persuades the audience in a clear way by stating that a black male can become something in life but it does not always mean that the character will live a glorious life. The film was very effective in showcasing how propaganda helped the business of boxing become such a huge entity. Also, the emotion shown throughout this film captures the viewers into contemplating all the hard work Joe Louis had to overcome and then end up in huge debts after being such an iconic image of patriotism. Demonstrating that the government does not care about what people have done in their past, it is still a corrupt system that only values the money they

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